The Pirates spoiled the debut of Charlie Fox as Montreal's interim manager by defeating the Expos, 5-3, for their 10th straight victory. The loss was the sixth in a row for the Expos, who played before a crowd of only 3,290, the smallest turnout in the club's eight-year history. Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1976 (Night game) at Parc JarryPirates 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 - 5 9 1 Expos 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 13 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Unser cf,rf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .227 Moreno cf 4 1 1 2 1 1 .303 Foli ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 .265 Zisk lf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .291 Parrish 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Stargell 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Williams 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Parker rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .303 Carter c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .221 Hebner 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Jorgensen rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Robinson pr,3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .297 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanguillen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Mackanin 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Rivera lf 4 0 2 1 0 2 .284 Dyer c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .246 Blair p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Mendoza pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Medich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .089 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliver ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .332 White cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .331 Helms ph,3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 Totals 34 5 9 4 6 4 Totals 37 3 13 3 2 7 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 3,290 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Expos 9 DP: Pirates 4, Expos 1 Errors: Hebner, Mackanin Doubles: Stennett (26), Foli (30) Home Runs: Unser (10) Stolen Bases: Parker (13), Taveras (51) Caught Stealing: Moreno (5) GIDP: Taveras (10), Jorgensen (5), Parrish (12), Garrett (6), Williams (13) Hit by Pitch: Hebner (4,by Blair) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich 5 7 2 2 2 6 1 23 3.78 Giusti W(4-3) 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.88 Tekulve SV(7) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 2.69 Totals 9 13 3 3 2 7 1 39 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blair 5.1 5 2 1 4 3 0 26 1.69 Kerrigan 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.98 Murray L(4-9) 2.1 3 3 3 2 1 0 11 3.21 Taylor 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.94 Totals 9 9 5 4 6 4 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Blair (1) Wild Pitches: Taylor (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Moreno was called out on strikes; Zisk walked; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Unser struck out; Foli reached on an error by Hebner [Foli to first]; Parrish forced Foli (third to second); Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. PIRATES 2ND: Parker singled to right; Parker stole second; Hebner was hit by a pitch; ROBINSON RAN FOR HEBNER; Stennett forced Robinson (shortstop to second) [Parker to third]; Dyer walked [Stennett to second]; Medich forced Parker (third to catcher) [Stennett to third, Dyer to second]; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Carter walked; Jorgensen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carter out at second]; Mackanin singled to right; Rivera was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell singled to center; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Blair was called out on strikes; Unser homered; Foli singled to left; Parrish was called out on strikes; Williams struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. PIRATES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Stennett flied out to center; Dyer walked; Medich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Carter walked; Jorgensen singled to right [Carter to third]; Mackanin made an out to second; Rivera singled to right [Carter scored, Jorgensen to second]; Blair struck out; Unser lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 2. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras reached on an error by Mackanin [Taveras to first]; Taveras stole second; Moreno walked; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to shortstop to second) [Taveras to third]; Zisk reached on a fielder's choice [Taveras out at home (shortstop to catcher to shortstop)]; Stargell singled to right [Zisk to third]; Parker singled to right [Zisk scored (unearned), Stargell to second]; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Foli singled to left; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at second]; Williams singled to left; Carter made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 2. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett doubled to left; Dyer flied out to right [Stennett to third]; OLIVER BATTED FOR MEDICH; KERRIGAN REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Oliver singled to center [Stennett scored]; Taveras grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Jorgensen singled to right; Mackanin flied out to center; Rivera singled to center [Jorgensen to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Garrett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 2. PIRATES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Moreno flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled to shortstop; Parrish singled to right [Foli to third]; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 2. PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); Robinson struck out; Stennett made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: Carter flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Mackanin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 2. PIRATES 9TH: Dyer singled to right; MENDOZA RAN FOR DYER; HELMS BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Helms walked [Mendoza to second]; Taveras singled to third [Mendoza to third, Helms to second]; Moreno singled to left [Mendoza scored, Helms scored, Taveras to second]; Taveras was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Zisk walked [Moreno to second]; WHITE REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING CF); TAYLOR REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stargell flied out to right [Moreno to third]; Taylor threw a wild pitch [Moreno scored, Zisk to second]; Parker flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Expos 2. EXPOS 9TH: SANGUILLEN REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); HELMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TEKULVE REPLACED MENDOZA (PITCHING); Rivera was called out on strikes; MORALES BATTED FOR WHITE; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser singled to shortstop; Foli doubled to right [Unser scored]; Parrish flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Expos 3. |
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